Sri Lanka, Jan. 18 -- Power, Energy and Commuter Transport Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera had a shocking experience yesterday when he witnessed the dismantling of brand new and unused locomotive engines imported at a cost of Rs. 110 million each from India for locomotive spare parts as new engines cannot be used in Sri Lanka's railway lines.
During the tenure of the Yahapalana government, the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has imported ten locomotive engines from India at a cost of Rs. 11 billion.
It has been revealed after delivery that ten locomotive engines imported from India were not suitable to be run on Sri Lanka's rail roads.
"The maximum weight of a locomotive engine that runs on our railway lines is 80 metric tons. But these...